Door operating system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11105142-B2
Application number	US-201616095580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 18, 2016
Priority date	May 18, 2016
Publication date	Aug 31, 2021
Grant date	Aug 31, 2021

Abstract

A door operating system for automatic opening of a door of a vehicle boot is provided. The door operating system includes an on-board device mountable on the vehicle and a mobile device. The on-board device includes a door opening mechanism, a boot door control module for activating the door opening mechanism, a door opening sensor, the door opening sensor being configured to receive a door opening signal for bringing the boot door control module into an automatic opening mode, and a presence sensor. The presence sensor is configured to detect a presence signal from a wireless vehicle access device. The mobile device includes a transmitter for sending the door opening signal to the door opening sensor, a transaction module for cashless purchasing of goods and for providing transaction data indicative of at least one physical parameter of the purchased goods, and a processor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mobile device for automatic opening of a door of a vehicle boot, the mobile device comprising:
a transmitter which sends a door opening signal to a door opening sensor of a boot door control module of the vehicle to bring the boot door control module into an automatic opening mode,
a transaction module with a transceiver which sends a user credit card identifier data to cashlessly purchase goods and which receives corresponding transaction data with at least one physical parameter of the purchased goods,
a memory module which stores the user credit card identifier data and the transaction data, and
a processor which evaluates the transaction data and activates the transmitter to send the door opening signal once at least one door opening criterion based on the at least one physical parameter of the purchased goods is fulfilled.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein mobile device is a hand-held mobile device or a wearable mobile device.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the transaction module comprises an NFC transceiver to cashlessly purchase goods with the mobile device.

4. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one physical parameter of the purchased goods comprises length, width, height, weight and/or quantity of the purchased goods.

5. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the door opening criterion is fulfilled when a predefined limit in size or in weight of the purchased goods is exceeded.

6. The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the door opening criterion is fulfilled when a predefined limit in quantity of the purchased goods is also exceeded.

7. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises a location module which provides location data and the processor processes the location data to track the geographical location of the mobile device.

8. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein transaction data comprises at least one identification number or identification code of the purchased goods, and wherein the at least one physical parameter is a physical parameter stored in the memory module in association with the at least one identification number or identification code.

9. A door operating system for automatic opening of a door of a vehicle boot, the door operating system comprising an on-board device mountable on the vehicle and a mobile device,
the on-board device comprising:
a door opening mechanism,
a boot door control module that activates the door opening mechanism,
a door opening sensor that receives a door opening signal which brings the boot door control module into an automatic opening mode,
a presence sensor that detects a presence signal from a wireless vehicle access device,
the mobile device comprising:
a transmitter which sends the door opening signal to the door opening sensor,
a transaction module which cashlessly purchases goods and provides transaction data indicative of at least one physical parameter of the purchased goods, and
a processor which activates the transmitter to send out the door opening signal to the door opening sensor once at least one door opening criterion based on the physical parameters of the goods purchased after the user has left the vehicle is fulfilled,
wherein the boot door control module, while being in the automatic opening mode, activates the door opening mechanism when the presence of the wireless vehicle access device is detected.

10. The door operating system of claim 9 , wherein the mobile device is a hand-held mobile device or a wearable mobile device.

11. The door operating system of claim 9 , wherein the transaction module comprises an NFC transceiver to cashlessly purchase goods with the mobile device.

12. The door operating system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one physical parameter of the purchased goods comprises length, width, height, weight and/or quantity of the purchased goods.

13. The door operating system of claim 9 , wherein the door opening criterion is fulfilled when a predefined limit in size or in weight of the purchased goods is exceeded.

14. The door operating system of claim 13 , wherein the door opening criterion is fulfilled when a predefined limit in quantity of the purchased goods is also exceeded.

15. The door operating system of claim 9 , wherein transaction data comprises at least one identification number or identification code of the purchased goods, and wherein the at least one physical parameter is a physical parameter stored in the memory module in association with the at least one identification number or identification code.

16. A method for automatic opening of a door of a vehicle boot by means of a mobile device, the method comprising:
tracking a transaction information from a transaction module comprised in the mobile device, wherein the transaction module sends a user credit card identifier data to cashlessly purchase goods and to receive corresponding transaction information, the transaction information being related to goods purchased by the user of the mobile device since the user last time left the vehicle,
determining based on the transaction information whether a limit value of at least one door opening parameter based on the transaction information is fulfilled, and
sending a door opening signal to a door opening sensor which brings a boot door control module of the vehicle into an automatic opening mode, once it is determined that at least one door opening criterion is fulfilled, and the boot door control module, while in the automatic opening mode, activates a door opening mechanism of the vehicle when presence of a wireless vehicle access device is detected.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the transaction information comprises information about length, width, height, weight and/or quantity of the purchased goods.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the door opening criterion is fulfilled when a predefined limit in size or in weight of the purchased goods is exceeded.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the door opening criterion is fulfilled when a predefined limit in quantity of the purchased goods is also exceeded.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein transaction data comprises at least one identification number or identification code of the purchased goods, and wherein the at least one physical parameter is a physical parameter stored in the memory module in association with the at least one identification number or identification code.

Assignees

• Continental Automotive Gmbh

Inventors

• Chia Kah Heng
• Low Boon Chen

Classifications

• G06Q20/321

  using wearable devices · CPC title

• G07F17/10

  for means for safe-keeping of property, left temporarily, e.g. by fastening the property · CPC title

• G06Q20/3278

  RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices · CPC title

• H04M1/72415

  for remote control of appliances · CPC title

• E05F15/77 Primary

  using wireless control · CPC title